Karel Verleye
Encyclopedia
Karel Verleye co-founded the College of Europe
in Bruges
in 1949 with his good friend Hendrik Brugmans
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He was a Capuchin friar for 64 years. In 1945 he became philosophy
lector at the Bruges
seminary
. He founded the Ryckevelde Foundation in 1956.
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
in Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
in 1949 with his good friend Hendrik Brugmans
Hendrik Brugmans
Hendrik Brugmans was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Sorbonne University in Paris....
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He was a Capuchin friar for 64 years. In 1945 he became philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
lector at the Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
. He founded the Ryckevelde Foundation in 1956.